General Chemistry: Atoms First
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Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 16.3, Problem 16.4P
Which state has the higher entropy? Explain in terms of probability.
(a) A perfectly ordered crystal of solid nitrous oxide
(b) Quartz glass (Section 10.10) or a quartz crystal
(c) 1 mol of N2 gas at STP or 1 mol of N2 gas at 273 K in a volume of 11.2 L
(d) 1 mol of N2 gas at STP or 1 mol of N2 gas at 273 K and 0.25 atm
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